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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Bivalvia: Euheterodonta: Lucinoidea: Lucinidae

Ctena orbiculata (Montagu, 1808)


Range: 35°N to 22°S; 92.25°W to 66.5°W
Depth: 0 to 182 m (live 0.1 to 1 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 23  mm

Synonymy

Venus eburnea Gmelin, 1791
Lucina squamosa auct. non Lamarck, 1806
Venus orbiculata Montagu, 1808
Lucina pecten Lamarck, 1818
Lucina imbricatula C. B. Adams, 1845
Lucina pectinata C. B. Adams, 1852
Jagonia jagon Récluz, 1869
Codakia filiata Dall, 1901
Codakia recurvata Dall, 1901

Details


Venus orbiculata Montagu, 1808,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 35°N to 15°S; 92.25°W to 67°W
Depth: 0 to 182 m (live 0.1 to 1 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 23 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; Mexico: Campeche Bank, Quintana Roo; Honduras: Swan Island; Panama, Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
References: Rice & Kornicker (1965) W; Jackson (1973) LlE

Venus eburnea Gmelin, 1791, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
References: Bretsky (1976) s?

Codakia filiata Dall, 1901, 
[Synonym]
Range: 35°N to 22°S; 91°W to 66.5°W
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Gulf of Mexico
References: Bretsky (1976) s

Lucina imbricata sic, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: Rios (1985)
Comments: Error for imbricatula.

Lucina imbricatula C. B. Adams, 1845, p. 10, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 22.9 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1845) NSEWM

Jagonia jagon Récluz, 1869, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
Attributed to: Adanson (1757)
References: Bretsky (1976) s?

Lucina pecten Lamarck, 1818, 
[Synonym]
References: Dall (1901b) s

Lucina pectinata C. B. Adams, 1852c, p. 245-246, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Jamaica
Range: 18°N ; 77°W
Maximum Reported Size: 18.8 mm
Distribution: Jamaica
References: C. B. Adams (1852c) NSEWM
Comments: Non Gmelin, 1791.

Codakia recurvata Dall, 1901, 
[Synonym]

Lucina squamosa auct. non Lamarck, 1806, 
[Not available]
References: Dall (1901b) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.]
Adams, C. B. 1852. Catalogue of species of Lucina, which inhabit the West Indian Seas Contributions to Conchology 12 242-247. [Stated date: -- Nov 1852.]

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